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rap

1. quick sharp blow or knock
ex. a sharp rap on the elbow.
ex. There was a rap on the door.

rap sth. out

say sth. abruptly and sharply
ex. The officer rapped out the orders.
ex. The prisoner rapped out a message on the cell well.

give sb./get a rap on/over the knuckles

reproach or rebuke sb.
He got a rap over the knuckles from the teacher for not doing enough work.

knuckle

bone at the finger-joint

rascal

mischievous or cheeky person who likes playing tricks
Give me my keys back, you little rascle.

recite

say (a poem, ect) aloud from memory
state ( name, facts, etc) one by one; give a list of

rate

1. estimate the worth or value of sth.
ex. What do you rate his income at?
ex. She is highly rated as a novelist.
2. regard (sb./sth.) as
ex. Do you rate Tom among your friends?
3. rank or be regarded in a specified way.
ex. That task rates low on my priority list.
4. value highly
ex. People living in depressed areas don't rate open-air art. They'd rather have better street lighting.
5. deserve
That joke didn't rate a laugh.

iterate

repeat

stem

the main axis of a plant, which bears the leaves, axillary buds, and flowers and contains a hollow cylinder of vascular tissue
Ex. The stem of the mushroom is broken

2. to restrain or stop (the flow of something) by or as if by damming up
Ex. You must stem the flow of the blood from the wound.